I thank the gentlelady from North Carolina for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we had the opportunity to have a clean rule around a bill that I had the opportunity to work…

Before the State or district money for a public charter school begins, before the doors open, there are expenses. Principals and teachers have to be hired, classrooms have to be configured and outfitted. That is what this money allows…

I would like to inquire if the gentlelady has any remaining speakers.

I am prepared to close. I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to talk a little bit about some of my experiences in the charter school movement before joining this body. I had the opportunity to found a public charter…

And Mr. Ranking Member, thank you for the kind words. I want to thank Chairman Kline and Ranking Member Miller for their hard work. Particularly in a week where this body has been divided over issues like Benghazi and Lois Lerner, how…

My good friend from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) just talked about how we have proposed that this be a balanced committee like the Ethics Committee. That was done with regard to another special committee, in fact, the bill that was sponsored by…

I am proud to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the distinguished ranking member of the Committee on the Budget. {time} 1400

I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

How exciting that in a week here of partisan division with regard to Benghazi, with regard to Lois Lerner, with regard to a deficit-busting $155 billion tax expenditure, how exciting that Democrats and Republicans can come together around…

Then I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I would like to inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 8 minutes remaining.

I would like to inquire if the gentleman has any remaining speakers on his side.

We and my colleagues on the Rules Committee have tried to make this process work. We tried to propose a bipartisan way of paying for these efforts, we tried to propose a balanced way for this committee to go about its business. But at…

I concur with the gentleman from Massachusetts and appreciate his passion for his remarks. This process is closed. Look, we have something that shouldn't be a controversial bill, extending the R&D tax credit, helping make American…

under your leadership, we truly are witnessing the transformational power of an innovative and disruptive federal role in our schools.

Thanks to Race to the Top, states and school districts, including my own home state of Colorado have built systems to evaluate and support teachers and principals.

We hope that we will have the opportunity to pass that bill on the floor of the house.

Many of your budget requests will bring us closer, but only a full reauthorization of NCLB will truly move the needle.

Would a point of order lie against H. Res. 544 if the accompanying report, House Report 113-405 of the Rules Committee, did not include a record of the votes cast for and against an amendment, as well as the names of Members voting for and…

Does clause 3(b) of rule XIII, which requires committee reports to include--for record votes--the total number of votes cast for and against an amendment, as well as the names of Members voting for and against an amendment, apply to the…

Parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized for a parliamentary inquiry.

How many cosponsors does H.R. 15 currently have? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is not stating a parliamentary inquiry.

Further parliamentary inquiry. How many of those cosponsors are Republican Members of the House of Representatives? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has not stated a parliamentary inquiry.

Rule XIII, clause 6(c) states that it is not in order for the Committee on Rules to report a rule that would prevent the motion to recommit from being made as provided in clause 2(b) of rule XIX. Was it, therefore, in order under House…

Is it in order to offer an amendment to the rule? The SPEAKER pro tempore. An amendment may be offered at this point only if the majority manager yields for it.

Would it be in order to introduce an amendment to allow for an amendment to the rule to allow for consideration of H.R. 15 as part of the budget? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The amendment could only be offered at this point if the majority…